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Fri, 8 Nov 1996, Fred C. Walters wrote:
> >To: "D. Meyer" <dmeyer@win.bright.net>
> >From: acresusa@mailhost.accesscom.net (Fred C. Walters)
> >Subject: Re: Purslane/soil deficiency question
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> >>Can anybody tell me what deficiency I may have in my soil if I have
> >>purslane. I know the stuff spreads rapidly, and I'm trying to pull the weed
> >>by hand and remove it from the area, but I'm wondering if there is an
> >>imbalance in the soil that's allowing it to take hold. Thanks. D. Meyer
> >>Donna Meyer
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> >Don't know if you still need the info, but here goes:
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> >Purslane grows in soils with:
> >Ca very low
> >phosphate very low
> >K2O very high
> >Mg very high
> >Fe high
> >Cu high
> >Humus low
> >Porosity low
> >Moisture low
> >Salt high
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> >It also indicates low carbon in the soil -- hard to kill if pulled up.
> >Seeds will not endure and set new plants if cation exchange is maintained
> and Ca/Mg/pH properly balanced.
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> >References: Weeds & Why They Grow by Jay McCaman, Weeds, Control Without
> Poisons by Charles Walters.
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